Peter Lyon
October 6, 2025
Sayonara, Supra A90. Or should we call you by your full name—the Toyota GR Supra (that stands for Gazoo Racing)? You’ve only been with us for a short six years, but it feels like a lot longer. Early in the new millennium, there was speculation of a replacement for the dormant Supra moniker. This was followed by several concept cars, which ultimately evolved into the GR Supra.
We recall the 2014 Detroit Auto Show, when the FT-1 concept was unwrapped from the display box it had been trapped in. We all pleaded, “Please make this,” and Toyota did, and it was a hit.
Throughout its brief existence, the production GR Supra maintained the concept’s distinctive grille and curved design, swiftly becoming the favorite drift car among tuners, the preferred vehicle for sideways racing, and the quintessential poster car of an era. Toyota is thanking its niche community for embracing the coupe by releasing a “Final Edition” to mark the end of the road.
The Supra’s manual gets rev-matching on downshifts
This version of the GR Supra Final Edition refines the normal Supra experience by tightening up crucial areas in the spirit of kaizen, or incremental improvements. Under the hood is the same 3.0-liter inline-six turbocharged engine that has been powering the GR Supra for some time, producing 382 horsepower and 368 lb-ft of torque. An eight-speed automatic gearbox or a six-speed manual gearbox that will rev-match for you on downshifts channels power to the rear axle. On its way from zero to 60 mph, the manual GR Supra can only manage 4.2 seconds in contrast to the automatic’s 3.9 seconds.
The Final Edition’s mechanical features include a set of larger-than-standard Brembo brake discs, a tweaked chassis, suspension adjustments, modified camber angles on all wheels, and several other minor upgrades throughout.
And what of its styling? To be honest, the car’s exterior was polarising. Although it closely resembles the FT-1 concept, it was less dynamic in reality. The claustrophobic cabin is made worse by poor visibility, especially aft. The GR Supra only truly comes out of its shell when permitted to open its lungs on highways, because at lower speeds, it doesn’t feel particularly confident or that agile.
Simply put, yep, the GR Supra is in its element at the track. Its 382 horsepower may not seem like much compared to the outputs of rivals, much less electric vehicles, but it’s still enough, and the GR Supra has beefy torque, making it feel quick.
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In our opinion, the Supra arrived and fulfilled its purpose, which was to serve as a reminder that Toyota produces more than simply SUVs, minivans and hybrids and has a rich heritage in motorsport that endures to this day—most notably its 5 wins in the WRC and Le Mans. If it really has to leave us, the Final Edition is sending the Supra off—at $68,550—in the best shape it could hope for.
